Cheese-hoop follower.



W. P. LUEGKE. GHBESE HOOP FOLLOWER.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 12, 1912.

1,051,848. Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. LUECKE, OF MANAWA, WISCONSIN.

CHEESE-HOOP FOLLOWER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l VILLIAM F. LUECKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manawa, in the county of lVaupaca, State of lVisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cheese-Hoop F ollowers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention is directed to new and useful improvements in cheese hoopfollowers and has for its object to construct a device of this characterentirely from metal.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a device of thistype with an expansible rim which will fit snugly against the interiorof the hoop and one which may be conveniently taken apart for cleaning.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a cheese hoopfollower so that the whey may pass from one side thereof to tle other sothat the same may be drained 0 With these and other objects in view,this invention resides in the novel features of construction,formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinaftermore fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:-

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view through a cheese hoop showing the device in place. Fig. 3is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 4; is a sectional view on line4-4 of Fig. 1.

The follower consists of a disk 1 formed from any suitable metal, saiddisk being provided with a series of perforations 2, which permits thewhey to pass from one side of the disk to the other so that the same maybe drained off as desired. The disk is provided near its periphery witha series of button hole slots 3, one of which has pivotally connectedadjacent the head thereof, a latch 4, the purpose of which will appearlater.

The rim 5, is provided with a bead 6, and in which is clamped a wire rin7, one end of. which projects from the bead and is adapted for slidingengagement in the ad- Speeification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1912.

Patented Jan. 28,1913. Serial No. 703,226.

jacent end of the head, said rim being split as at 8. One end of the rimoverlaps the meeting ends of the adjacent portion of the rim, whichforms a joint at the meeting end of the rim, but at the same time allowssaid rim to expand and contract, whereby the same may be readily placedwithin the hoop and will be held in tight engagement with the innersurface thereof.

Mounted upon the rim 5 is a plurality of headed lugs 9 which are adaptedto engage in the slots 3 of the disk 1, and when said disk is partiallyrotated, said lugs will engage the slots 8, and when the latch 4 isswung inwardly, the shoulder 10 formed thereon will engage the shank ofone of the lugs, thus preventing accidental displacement of the diskfrom said rim, but at the same time allowing said rim to expand andcontract.

From this construction it will be seen that a cheese hoop follower hasbeen produced which is simple in construction and one which may bemanufactured at a minimum cost.

lVhatis claimed is 2- 1. A cheese hoop follower consisting of anexpansible rim, headed lugs carried upon the rim, a disk having slotsformed adjacent its periphery and adapted to be engaged by the lugs, andmeans for engaging one of the lugs to hold said disk against accidentalrotation upon said rim.

2. A cheese hoop follower consisting of a rim, said rim being split andhaving a bead formed upon its outer edge, a split ring clamped in thebead, one end of said ring being adapted to engage the adjacent end ofsaid head, headed lugs carried upon the rim, a perforated disk havingbutton hole slots formed adjacent its periphery, a latch pivotallymounted adjacent one of the slots and adapted to engage one of the lugswhen the disk is in place upon the rim, thereby preventing accidentalrotation of said disk upon the rim.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

A. J. BRONSTAD, VVw. N. MARTIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

